Tigrayan People's Liberation Front

The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) is a socialist political party in Ethiopia. Formed by seven students in 1975, the TPLF was opposed to both Haile Selassie's monarchy and the Derg military junta, and the TPLF allied with the Eritrean People's Liberation Front against the Derg during its campaign of guerrilla warfare during the 1980s. The party joined the EPRDF political alliance to gain representation in the government, and the EPRDF would take over the government after the overthrow of the Derg.